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==Overview==
 
The '''Two Hundred Sixteenth Light Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
 
The '''Two Hundred Sixteenth Light Horse Regiment''' was a part of the [[Star League Defense Force]] Regular Army.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] by [[2765]], to take part in the [[Reunification War]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref>The 216th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL157/>
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In [[2764]], the unit was assigned, as a part of the [[XLVI Corps (Star League)|XLVI Corps]], [[19th Army (Star League)|Nineteenth Army]], to the [[Periphery Military Region]], but was moved to an undisclosed area of the [[Periphery]] in [[2765]] as part of the redeployment effort to fight the [[Periphery Uprising]].<ref name=SL157>''The Star League'', p. 157, "Nineteenth"</ref>The 216th was destroyed during the [[Hegemony Campaign]].<ref name=SL157/>
  
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==Composition==
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As an [[SLDF]] Light Horse [[regiment]] the 216th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] designed for information gathering in addition to any regular [[BattleMech|'Mechs]] within the [[regiment]].<ref name="SLp133">''The Star League'', p. 133</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Overview

The Two Hundred Sixteenth Light Horse Regiment was a part of the Star League Defense Force Regular Army.

History

In 2764, the unit was assigned, as a part of the XLVI Corps, Nineteenth Army, to the Periphery Military Region, but was moved to an undisclosed area of the Periphery in 2765 as part of the redeployment effort to fight the Periphery Uprising.[1]The 216th was destroyed during the Hegemony Campaign.[1]

Composition

As an SLDF Light Horse regiment the 216th would have been composed of light to medium vehicles backed up by at least two Recon companies composed of 'Mechs designed for information gathering in addition to any regular 'Mechs within the regiment.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Star League, p. 157, "Nineteenth"
  2. The Star League, p. 133

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